Harper's Ferry sentinel. [volume] (Harpers Ferry, W. Va.) 1887-1902, 1887-12-31
a DEADL Z BLIZZARD.
MANY PEOPLE FROZEN 10
DEATH.
Kansas and Nebraska Suffer From.
Sweeping storms.

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Z How many lives were lost during the
storm viii not be known for several d,sys. II
Is certain. however, that many persisted
during the blizzard.
Mr. ]. r. Hazaltine, a bankerof Johnson
City, on the frontief, reports that FARMER
namsd u G. Clark living near Golden, Grant
county, Kansas left his family at home, to
60 to Hartland, the nearest railroad point,
for the purpose of getting coal, his family be-
ing entirely without fuel He left Hartland
with his coal, and next morning was found
about six miles from home, lying besides his
horses, frozen stiff. The animals were also
frozen, and all Of their bodies were partly
covered by snow.
Clark's wife and three children had in the
meantime nearly perished, and had only
saved themselves from death BY leaving their
shell Of house and taking refuge from the
blizzard in cave
Two deaths are reported from Greedy
county, situated ION the Colorado line. Al
brother and sister, named Robert and Sarah
Holseapful, VII lived on claim in am UNI
settled portion Of the county, found them
selves without fuel Sunday evening. They
tore down small shed to burn the lumber,
and that night all they had not burned
was stolen from them. Early in
the morning the young man went to the town
of Horace, aboutseven miles distant, and sue
ceeded in getting 200 pounds Of coal late in
the afternoon. Being obliged to travel
against furious wind, he did not reach home
until nearly midnight. His limbs were then
numb and he was soexausted that it was with
great difficulty he gained admission to the
house. He found his sister in bed insensible
and almost stiff She had been without fire
all day and the poorly built house afforded
her little protection Although the young
man was almost frozen himself he tried to re-
vive his sister, but to no avail
The other death reported from Greedy
county is that Of a farmer sixty years old,
whose name cannot be learned He lived
alone and was not only without fuel but food.
Being recent conner in the county he had no
acquaintance.
A widow named Mrs Reilly and her two.
little children persisted In the storm near
Dighton, in Lane county. They were with
out fuel and the storm came SO suddenly up
on them that they were unable to getit. The
woman's oldest son ST rted out in the storm
to getcoa He was overcome by the INTENSE
cold, but fortunately wandered TO the house
of neighbor, He was unable to speak and
his arms feet and ears were frozen. By
strenuous efforts bis lifS was saved, although
he win probably loss his feet.
There are also reports Of great suffering in
Clark county, on the Indian Territory line.
A family Of four were travelling overland,
and being but ten miles from home and sew
eral miles from any other house, determined
to reach home that night in spite of the terri
Bile storm The horses were overcome and
the family was obliged to abandon the team
and walk miles to the nearest house. a two
year-old child froze to death in its fathers
arms before shelter was reached The
others reached the house badly frozen.
Ths condition of the people il western and
southwestern Kansa IS is very bad This part
Of the State has been only recently opened
up and some Of the counties are still unor-
gained, Nearly all the people settled on
Government claims and were without money,
depending entirely upon the crop to be raised.
this fall The crop, however, was . total
failure because Of drouth, leaving the peo-
pls, as d general thing destitute. The maior-
ity Of the people live in rudely built houses
which afford very little pr election.
It Is believed that the reports Of blizzard
sweeping over Western Nebraska will show
that a number Of lives were lost in the storm.
Owing to the distance from the railroad Of the
new and more unprotected homesteads and
settlers, the facts cannot be known for sever
al days. In the recently organizei
county Of Perkins the death
Of man and boy is reported
They were attempting to make their ranch,
twenty miles from Ogalalla, when the storm.
overpowersa them. Both were frozen to
death. Another man named John Grant,
who had been on railroad construction work
IN the Black Hills extension Of the Burling
ton and Missouri River road, was found dead
: mile from camp. On the Kansas linz no
dead have been discovered, although suffer
ing IS reported as very severe
The freezng line extends beyond the Rio
Grande ami some distance into Mexico Dis
patches to tbs signal officer show that very
cold weather prevails throughout the great
cattle districts Of Texas The thermome-
ter at Ut. Elliott, IN the Panhandle.
registered six degrees above zero AZ
O'Clock Thursday morning, and weather Of
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